In the last month alone, we have had Mark Templeton (Citrix), David DeWalt (McAfee) and John Chen (Sybase) in this …
Group proposes cloud management standard
The Distributed Management Task Force announced it had formed a group to tackle management and interoperability issues that will arise …
VMware looks to bring data centers under the cloud
VMware Inc. last week launched the long-awaited upgrade of its core virtualization software, which it calls a cloud operating system. …
VMware vows to overhaul data center with “cloud operating system”
VMware has unveiled vSphere, the long awaited overhaul of its core virtualization platform which is designed to aggregate the virtual …
VMware’s version of flexibility doesn’t include Microsoft Hyper-V
VMware promises new levels of flexibility in the data center with vSphere, its cloud operating system, but is still promoting …
BladeSystem Matrix takes aim at Cisco
HP has rolled out BladeSystem Matrix, a converged software, server, storage and network platform designed to compete against Cisco's Unified …
Virtualization management: Cross-platform tools fall short
With the abundance of formidable virtualization platforms on the market today, there ought to be a better way to manage …
HP automates management of VMware
HP Wednesday announced updates to its business service automation suite designed to help customers cut the cost of managing virtualization …
Managing Macs
Macs as desktops and servers are increasing their penetration in business, even in enterprises. Power users like Mac OS X's …
I(TS)2 designated as a qualified security assessor for PCI audits certification
IT Security Training & Solutions – I(TS)2, the Middle East’s premier provider of integrated Security Education & Certification Curriculum, Security …
SAP to virtualise 500 servers with Xen
SAP, a flagship Citrix customer, expects to save 35 percent in terminal server costs by combining XenServer virtualisation with the …
Juniper introduces Adaptive Threat Management
Juniper is this week introducing software that lets security platforms – even those made by other vendors – share and …
The promise of desktop virtualisation
What is desktop virtualisation? The use of software to abstract the operating system, applications and associated data from the user's …
Microsoft Windows on a mainframe?
Software that for the first time lets users run native copies of the Windows operating systems on a mainframe will …
Storm clouds ahead
Cloud computing, which refers primarily to an on-demand service delivery model that may span both outsourced and premises-based platforms, is …
Red Hat debuts virtualization software
Red Hat Inc. today introduced an entire line of virtualization software aimed at disrupting current market leader VMware Inc.'s position …
Virtual desktops ripe for deployment, hindered by cost
Desktop virtualization, with its promises of improved security, manageability and flexibility, may be on the verge of huge adoption, some …
Fortinet wheels out Web application firewall
Fortinet is announcing a Web-application firewall that offloads processing of SSL and XML traffic from Web servers. FortiWeb 1000B is …
Symantec to release Endpoint Virtualization Suite this spring
Symantec unveiled Endpoint Virtualization Suite, its set of server-based tools for controlling and delivering laptop and desktop application environments through …
Loving the cloud
Back in 1991, before the Internet was a big deal, Ohio State University technologist Jerry Martin signalled the nascent Internet's …